Pedestrian Hit by Car While in Marked Crosswalk

At about 6:43 a.m. on Monday morning, a Motor Vehicle Collision occurred on Puunene Avenue at the intersection of East Hawaii Street in Kahului.

Maui Police Department officials say the collision occurred as a 2003 Nissan Sentra four-door sedan was traveling northbound on Puunene Avenue when it collided with a 55-year-old female who was walking across Puunene Avenue within a marked crosswalk.

The pedestrian was transported to Maui Memorial Medical Center with critical life-threatening injuries.

The involvement of speed, drugs and alcohol are still pending as the investigation is ongoing.